B.C. moms caught smoking ‘celebratory joint’ in school zone after dropping kids off

[assclass]

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/c...ol-zone-after-dropping-kids-off-for-first-day

Parents have been known to breathe a sigh of relief when school gets back in session, but these moms went maybe a bit too far with the puffing.A Vancouver Island mother pulled over for speeding in a school zone Tuesday morning admitted she’d shared a joint with the other moms in the car, telling police they were celebrating getting the kids out of their hair after a long summer.
When the officer smelled smoke emanating from the car near Marigold Elementary and Spectrum Secondary in Saanich, she readily fessed up to smoking some pot with the other women before getting behind the wheel.
“As soon as she rolled down the window it was pretty evident that the people in that car, or the driver herself, had been smoking a joint prior to being stopped,” Sgt. John Price told CTV Vancouver Island.
“She did admit to smoking a joint, and tried to excuse it away by saying her and some of the other moms this morning had a celebratory joint, celebrating that the kids were back in school.”
She was not cited for impaired driving after a drug recognition expert said she wasn’t stoned enough to warrant charges, but police warned it’s still illegal to drive while high.

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Police have stepped up enforcement in school zones across the province as classes resume this week.

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[herbavore]

Poor moms, they are now going to be the pariahs of the school even though there were no doubt other moms that went out for a "celebratory" glass of white wine (why do so many women only drink white wine?).

And you have "drug recognition experts" in Canada?

 

[spacejunk]

She was not cited for impaired driving after a drug recognition expert said she wasn’t stoned enough to warrant charges

That's actually really interesting.
Australia is in the dark ages with driving with drugs in your system - the law is drastically slanted towards policing whether or not test positive for (certain) drugs here (gauged by scientifically flawed technology) - with no burden of proof on law enforcement to prove that you are indeed "impaired".

I've always considered myself something of a drug recognition connoisseur ("expert" might be a stretch). Maybe if my country gets it together, there may be a career opening for me there.
"Yep, they're definitely drugs, but no officer - she's not impaired - just very happy!"

Testing for impairment (not drug metabolites in your saliva or blood) is far more pragmatic an approach.

In all seriousness though, herby's right - shame on them for not taking a more socially accepted drug like alcohol, tobacco or caffeine. 8)

 

[sekio]

LOL. How very typical, I want to say. Vancouver Island attracts all the even-longer-haired hippies and nature lovers. Dunno what's best, that she was open and forthcoming with the facts, or that she smokes often enough that a "drug recognition expert" gave her a pass, likely after smoking some high-grade chronic!